Social distancing may be necessary right now, but it's taking a toll on small businesses.
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- Published: Saturday, 04 April 2020 10:00
By Annie Spillman
Social distancing may be necessary right now, but it's taking a toll on small businesses.
State-specific numbers aren't available, but I am the Texas director of the National Federation of Independent Business, and a recent NFIB survey found that 76% of the nation’s small business owners report being impacted in some way by the COVID-19 outbreak.
Over half say sales are down, while 23% say the coronavirus has affected their supply chain. One in five owners surveyed by NFIB said the outbreak hasn’t affected them, but most think it will eventually.
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